New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-10
SOME TRICKS OF A BIG VOLCANO.
THE WAY IN WHICH KrLAUEA WORKS.
rAPYRs READ AND DISCUSSED ny THE NATIONAL
ACADEMY OF SCIENCHS.


ACADEMY or SCIENCES.
The prominent science the National Academy
continued their deliberations ana discussions at Columbia
College yesterday. The attendance was larger AMI the
interest III the papers greater thu on Tuesday Inc
council of the Academy In the morning to consider
the presidents report ID Congress- AMI the regular
scientific session opcuol at Besides those who
attended on TUESDAY the following members were pres
eft: DIT John :. Billings L. = A. m Dr. Elliott Cones,
or WaSia~.On Professors Gc0r,c J. Bri;sh, Edward y
Dana. James y. Dana, .. C. Marsh AMI Arthur ".
wright of NcwlIavrn; Dr James HAL. ~ Albrny; Pro-
feS5nr \. :. Pactari. OF rovidoncc AMI Professor
Charles 4. Young Of Princeton. President MARI pre-
'lel. The hrs paper vas by Professor j. d. Dana, On
" lIrnea. 4 Basal; Volcano"
SHOWING THEIR RESPECT FOR THE PROFESS VI.
A. Professor Dana took hi, place on the platform the
members - il nj SINAI and stood for few
moments in recognition of the respect due to ore Who
has passed long life IN untring labor in the fields or
science The folio vim; brief abstract OF the paper:
A i!ea OF The extent of KIlauea may he gained by
thinking of al area two and trc- quarters mile. long 10y
Wien was there In $50 the action was all over ne
hr; last Auglst il vas over an area only about 80
fee, The object Of is paper to account Tor
sou "l te general pcurrities Of the mountain ~
ven :S The crater IN" phr"omrna If kilauea arc
large due 10 the fact that it a hasalt Volcano
The professor here discussed tho OF the chief
constituents of the volcanic mass Of Kauca rs COM
parc with those 81 other vocanoc. AMI their greater
feasibility producing greater MOBILITY In tho mass anu
contnucd
Ia>a't volcanoes have special advantages in this re.
spcct fhe degree OF heat cIurcd H. no greater IMAM
the l"s drpreSsion IN thc mountain can inaiaih IN
spite cooling Influences sich air aud streams 81
wafer ami IL can be- kept mp for tfty years or nor:
The tcnncratnrc Al iim'l is fr'm 2o)o to -','
desrccs Fahrenheit \ htsalt volcano may, however,
fan Ia have heat enough for fGson. an ~ rc'r unl"
other volcanoes. RUS may happen frou three causes
ht'', from decline in the 'lppy ~ neat sccnn''o.
when the lava f. d>cl lrg"t by l1frral streams OF
tS>ureS thirdly. fror the sudden entrance OF larsc
body of water into the conduit The third rase ~oHi
produce reduction of temperature tni also elnld'n
In hasalt volcanoes the "rnpors ~ Ike ~ cint'r c"
Int hriolri cones consisting ~ solin"i drops CAKE Ne
masses ana strCIulcs No. iiiN ic hi- NrNUNih7
makes cindcr cones Kinuca drlh"i These views
of tho character at baslt volcanoes sustained ~
facts Observed In all TIA" vOcanpr> 90 me u Hawaiian
to bottom. hut with lava streams Tho action ~ h'aU
volcanoes IL the in or.tn history anl luu ZION ~
other Eind'. Examples in tho Hawaiian Islands snow
mat volcano may cud I'm IN open crater or III hIrl
crd'er in ktup1 From these cnn~i crtti'n7 wc -"
why the volcanoes of the Hawaiian Islands. with their
slnpcs IF only from t. 10 degrees irr widely FRO"
those " western North America with their slopes ot
from 20 10 30 dc ,rees.
LIVELY pfS 'USsrON ABOUT METALS
Professor william 4. Rogers read paper IN study
Of the Behavior ~ Metals under Var ion, ~ Temper
aturc" giving IN elaborate account OF experiments
made Ivy huns III ard Of their results There lively
discussion OF tho paper. Professor Rogers expert
meats arc extremely important, AMI II tho results he
believes TINT he has reached correct they overthrow
much that has previously been done by dsiint ui'hcl
scie fists
Professor OsIen V Rood +po'c briefly on a study ot
Color Contrast" describing experiments m r'sirI 10
the power Of various coors III faticulug tie rctita
Aiier "a present ton -: the paper, hn,in - -"@-ipn
$3.50 "''' ~
report &" C"n,r"N, was con-lcrel AMI names were pro-
posed for membership
L,'c in the afternoon prrslcn AMI Mrs Barnard
gave reception - tn nrTIh"r@ or tho Ne ticly, Al
their home No. % East fOrty piHtl-st